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crankypuss

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Feb 23, 2013, 6:07:51 AM2/23/13
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I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.

Russell Shaw

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Feb 23, 2013, 8:21:02 AM2/23/13
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On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.

Seems to be alive but quiet here...

Aragorn

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Feb 23, 2013, 10:00:40 AM2/23/13
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On Saturday 23 February 2013 14:21, Russell Shaw conveyed the following
to comp.os.linux.x...

> On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
>
>> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.
>
> Seems to be alive but quiet here...

Yeah. Might grab yourself a beer before all the others get here, now
that there's still enough left. ;-)

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crankypuss

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Feb 23, 2013, 10:46:34 AM2/23/13
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I suppose the borderline between "quiet" and "dead" is just north of
"silent" <g>

crankypuss

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Feb 23, 2013, 10:49:07 AM2/23/13
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On 02/23/2013 08:00 AM, Aragorn wrote:
> On Saturday 23 February 2013 14:21, Russell Shaw conveyed the following
> to comp.os.linux.x...
>
>> On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
>>
>>> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.
>>
>> Seems to be alive but quiet here...
>
> Yeah. Might grab yourself a beer before all the others get here, now
> that there's still enough left. ;-)
>

Plenty of coffee in the pot... not enough pot in the coffee? <g>

It's hardly any fun to waste the time of just one or two folks with
stoopid questions, y'know?

I R A Darth Aggie

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Feb 25, 2013, 1:34:08 PM2/25/13
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:00:40 +0100,
Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
<kgalgq$br2$2...@dont-email.me> wrote:
> On Saturday 23 February 2013 14:21, Russell Shaw conveyed the following
> to comp.os.linux.x...
>
> > On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
> >
> >> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.
> >
> > Seems to be alive but quiet here...
>
> Yeah. Might grab yourself a beer before all the others get here, now
> that there's still enough left. ;-)

Someone brought beer?

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Aragorn

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Feb 25, 2013, 3:01:57 PM2/25/13
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On Monday 25 February 2013 19:34, I R A Darth Aggie conveyed the
following to comp.os.linux.x...

> On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:00:40 +0100,
> Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
> <kgalgq$br2$2...@dont-email.me> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday 23 February 2013 14:21, Russell Shaw conveyed the
>> following to comp.os.linux.x...
>>
>> > On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
>> >
>> >> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from October.
>> >
>> > Seems to be alive but quiet here...
>>
>> Yeah. Might grab yourself a beer before all the others get here,
>> now that there's still enough left. ;-)
>
> Someone brought beer?

But of course I did. A whole crate of Carlsberg, right there, behind
the kernel. "X" marks the spot. :p

I R A Darth Aggie

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Mar 4, 2013, 12:47:48 PM3/4/13
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:01:57 +0100,
Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
I was told by a professor that X never, ever marks the spot. Wuz he
wrong?

Aragorn

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Mar 4, 2013, 1:43:40 PM3/4/13
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On Monday 04 March 2013 18:47, I R A Darth Aggie conveyed the following
to comp.os.linux.x...

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:01:57 +0100,
> Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
> <kggfti$226$2...@dont-email.me> wrote:
>> On Monday 25 February 2013 19:34, I R A Darth Aggie conveyed the
>> following to comp.os.linux.x...
>>
>> > On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:00:40 +0100,
>> > Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
>> > <kgalgq$br2$2...@dont-email.me> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Saturday 23 February 2013 14:21, Russell Shaw conveyed the
>> >> following to comp.os.linux.x...
>> >>
>> >> > On 23/02/13 22:07, crankypuss wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I see one post from 2013, before that the latest is from
>> >> >> October.
>> >> >
>> >> > Seems to be alive but quiet here...
>> >>
>> >> Yeah. Might grab yourself a beer before all the others get here,
>> >> now that there's still enough left. ;-)
>> >
>> > Someone brought beer?
>>
>> But of course I did. A whole crate of Carlsberg, right there,
>> behind the kernel. "X" marks the spot. :p
>
> I was told by a professor that X never, ever marks the spot. Wuz he
> wrong?

Professors usually are. ;-)

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I R A Darth Aggie

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Mar 10, 2013, 12:49:58 PM3/10/13
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On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:43:40 +0100,
Aragorn <str...@telenet.be.invalid>, in
Ah, something I can drink to!
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